Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has laid emphasis on sustained and significant funds injected for capacity-building of the health sector, especially in lower income countries. He welcomed the formation of the financial intermediary fund at the World Bank to complement investments in prevention, preparedness and response (PPR). Dr Momen stressed on
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PM calls for immediate end to Ukraine war
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday demanded an immediate end to Ukraine-Russia war and resulting sanctions for the sake of lives and livelihoods of the people throughout the world. "We want the end of Russia-Ukraine war. Due to sanctions, and counter-sanctions, not a single country, rather the entire mankind including women
US can be ‘our most robust partner’ in LDC graduation: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has invited the US investors to come to Bangladesh to tap into its liberal investment policy for mutual benefits. "I would like to invite US investors to invest in renewable energy, shipbuilding, automobile, pharmaceuticals, heavy machineries, chemical fertilizers, ICT, marine resources, shipbuilding, medical equipment, and COVID-19 vaccine
US announces over $170 m for Rohingyas
The US has announced over $170 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Rohingyas inside and outside Myanmar as well as for host communities in Bangladesh. "With this new funding, our total assistance in response to the Rohingya refugee crisis has reached nearly $1.9 billion since August 2017, when over 740,000 Rohingya
Ex-Rohingya leader assassinated in Cox’s Bazar
“Unintentional mistake”, says FM Momen about Myanmar mortar shelling Bangladesh
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday termed Myanmar's recent shelling of mortars and gunfire into Bangladesh as "unintentional mistaKe". He said this while addressing a press conference at Hotel Lotte here on the programmes of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the 77th UNGA session. The foreign minister said the Myanmar authority
7 cops get seven years in jail for kidnapping trader
SAFF Women’s Champs: Girls bring glory to Bangladesh
Bangladesh's women's football team emerged as the new champions in the seven-nation SAFF Women's Championship beating four-time finalists and hosts Nepal for the first time in the final at the Dasharath Stadium (Rangasala) in Kathmandu on Monday. This is the first time that the South Asian championship has been won by
2 BMDA staff held over Rajshahi journos attack
Two staffers of Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) were arrested early Monday from capital's Mohammadpur area in a case filed over attack on two journalists in Rajshahi on September 5. The arrestees were BMDA storekeeper Md Jibon,22, and driver Abdus Sabur,47, who were suspended in connection with the incident. The two absconding
PM joins funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday joined the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II along with other world leaders at Westminster Abbey. US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron were also among the hundreds of dignitaries who attended the funeral service at Westminster Abbey - the building in which she was